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Watercolor Basics: Layering with Trees

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Layering watercolors is a simple watercolor technique that is essential for creating depth in your paintings. This class will teach you the basics of layering washes to create a foreground and background - without you even realizing it!

We will cover two different ways to paint pine trees using a flat shaded and round brush, as well as how to compose your forest painting. We will create a stunning forest by adding darker trees on top of a previous layer - and then cut our painting into beautiful gift tags! It’s a fun and practical class that will be a hands on experience. This class is great for beginners, but all levels of artists will enjoy participating in the gift tag craft at the end! 

Syllabus

  • Introduction and Supplies
  • Two Ways to Paint Trees: Flat Shader and Round
  • Practice Layering Exercise
  • Project: Wash
  • Project: Row 1
  • Project: Rows 2 and 3
  • Project: Gift Tag
  • Project: Hand Lettering
  • Project: Wrapping Up

Taught by

Caitlin Sheffer

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